A Ukrainian Antonov An-124 Ruslan (Condor) strategic airlift jet aircraft at the International Airport in Valletta, Malta
This photo : ModeS : 50801D Registration : UR-82009 Type code : A124 Type : Antonov An-124 S/N : 19530501007 Airline : Antonov Design Bureau The Antonov An-124 Ruslan (NATO reporting name: Condor) is a strategic airlift jet aircraft. It was designed by the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union (USSR). Until the Boeing 747-8F, the An-124 was, for thirty years, the world's highest aircraft gross weight production cargo airplane and second heaviest operating cargo aircraft, behind the one-off Antonov An-225 (a greatly enlarged design based on the An-124).[5] The An-124 remains the largest military transport aircraft in the world. During development it was known as Izdeliye 400 (Product #400) in house, and An-40 in the West. First flown in 1982, civil certification was issued on 30 December 1992. In July 2013, 26 An-124s were in commercial service with 10 on order. In August 2014, it was reported that Antonov An-124 production was stopped due to the ongoing political tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Malta International Airport, Valletta, Malta, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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